Battle of Fatagar

Battle of Fatager
	Part of the Emir Nur's Jihad against Abyssinia
Date	23 March 1559; 462 years ago
Location	Nech Sar, Fatagar, Guji, Ethiopian Empire
Result	Decisive Sultanate of Harar victory Nur becomes Emir of Harar and conquers parts of Ethiopia;
Belligerents
Sultanate of Harar	Ethiopian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nur ibn Mujahid	Gelawdewos †
Strength
1800 Cavalry; 500 musketeers ; Large archers ; Spearmen	270 Cavalry ; 100 musketeers ; 500 archers ; 700 foot soldiers
Casualties and losses
Minimal	Heavy

The Battle of Fatagar (alternatively known as Nech Sar) was a reprisal war of previous Adal Sultanate and Ethiopian Empire, in which the Adal decisively defeated in 1543 battle. It was fought between the forces of the Sultanate of Harar led by Nur ibn Mujahid, and the Ethiopian Empire armies under Emperor Gelawdewos.^[2] In 1559, Nur invaded Fatagar to confront Gelawdewos with the Malassay comprising eighteen hundred horsemen, five hundred riflemen, numerous sword and bow-wielding troops.^[3] According to Harari chronicle, prematurely in the battle Galawdéwos was shot, but continued struggling until encircled by numerous Harari cavalry giving him a death blow.^[4] Ethiopian forces also suffered a major loss at the hands of Adal.^[5]

References[]

^ Pankhurst, Alula; Piguet, François (2009). Moving People in Ethiopia: Development, Displacement & the State. ISBN 9781847016133.
^ Shinn, David (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780810865662.
^ Hassan, Mohammad. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500 (PDF). University of London. p. 184.
^ Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands. Red Sea Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780932415196.
^ History of Harar and Hararis (PDF). Harar Tourism Bureau. p. 71.

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[1] Pankhurst, Alula; Piguet, François (2009). Moving People in Ethiopia: Development, Displacement & the State. ISBN 9781847016133.

[2] Shinn, David (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780810865662.

[3] Hassan, Mohammad. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500 (PDF). University of London. p. 184.

[4] Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands. Red Sea Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780932415196.

[5] History of Harar and Hararis (PDF). Harar Tourism Bureau. p. 71.

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